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This is the email that was sent out to all of Compass Group:

Congratulations to Chef Michael McKinnon on being awarded the 2008 Chef Masters Green Jacket!

Congratulations as well to First Runner Up, Chef Wolfgang Leske, Executive Chef, Albian Sands Village, Fort McMurray, B.C.

The Compass Group Canada 2008 Chef Masters competition ended with a deafening round of applause for its newest Chef Masters winner, Michael McKinnon who joins the 2007 Chef Masters recipient, Chef Eric Evers. Chef Michael is with Chartwells at Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, as Executive Chef.

There was a lot of heart and passion in the Compass Culinary Lab Studio at Humber College North Campus, yesterday, where the 2008 Chef Masters 2nd Annual Competition took place. The six competing chefs began sharpening their knives at 12:55 p.m., and as the clock struck 1:00 p.m, Corporate Executive Chef Wayne Nichol's words rang out "let the competition begin!" Our talented chefs had just three hours to prove what they could do -- and then go beyond!
At 4:00 p.m., Chef Wayne called "time!" and the cooking and preparation part of the competition was over. Next came the tasting by the 25 judges who were focused on a wide range of scoring criteria, which broke down into technical and creative components.

At the end of the day, it was all about these six amazing chefs and the food they had created. Our competitors made Compass proud by entertaining and delighting us with their skill and culinary talent. They poured their hearts and souls into the competition, which was clearly evident to all who had the privilege of attending the event. Six incredibly delicious dishes were presented for everyone to taste and enjoy.

As contestants in the Chef Masters competition, all of the competitors are winners. Congratulations are also extended to:
Pascal Born, Chef Manager, Sobey's, QC
Robert Hong, Chef/Retail Manager, PHSA, BCCWH, BC
Percival Morier, Executive Chef, Steelcase Inc., ON
Tim Lentz, Banquet Chef, Western Fair, ON

Congratulations, again, to Chef Michael on becoming the 2008 Chef Masters Champion and to Chef Wolfgang on his first runner up position. Our sincere thanks and congratulations to all of the Chef Masters competitors. You are all true winners in Culinary, symbolizing high standards of excellence and great passion for what you do.

Great people! Great Service! Great Results!
BRAVO Chefs!
Cindy Harris Director of Communications Compass Group Canada